Findings

CVE-2020-4430

IBM Data Risk Manager Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Published May 7, 2020 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · ibm data risk manager

IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, and 2.0.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to download arbitrary files from the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180535.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 7, 2020 · Catalog

    Detected

    IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, and 2.0.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to download arbitrary files from the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180535.

  2. Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. May 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, and 2.0.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to download arbitrary files from the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180535.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date May 3, 2022

Affected

  • cpe ibm/data risk managerversion unspecified
  • vendor IBM Data Risk Managerversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-4430

    IBM Data Risk Manager contains a directory traversal vulnerability that could allow a remote authenticated attacker to traverse directories and send a specially crafted URL request to download arbitrary files from the system.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-4430

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-4430

    30-day exploitation probability 68.5%

    first.org
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleauxiliary_admin/http/ibm_drm_download

    Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/ibm_drm_rce

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/ssh/ibm_drm_a3user

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-4430

    IBM Data Risk Manager 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, and 2.0.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to download arbitrary files from the system. IBM X-Force ID: 180535.

    nvd.nist.gov

References